Life is like four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learnt many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days： some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped walking. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am getting older and older. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end and try to make my winter a warm one.
1.The writer started walking more slowly in the of his life.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2.According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of the writer’s life?
A. 14. B. 27. C. 61. D. 89.
3.What does the underlined word ”sorrowful” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Sad. B. Exciting. C. Wonderful. D. Bored.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer was an engineer.
B. The writer has a garden with flowers.
C. The writer was always happy as a child.
D. The writer is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life.
5.The best title for the passage can be .
A. My life
B. Four seasons
C. Four seasons in a year
D. Four seasons in my life
Here’s an advertisement from the newspaper. Read and choose the right answer to each question.
WANTED: BABYSITER Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is six years old. Hours are Monday to Friday, 3.00p.m. to 6.00p.m. Sometimes you will work at the weekend. Pay is $10 per hour. For the job, you will: * Watch our son * Read to him *Play with him You will work at our house. We live in London, near 10 Downing Street. Please call (020)296-8956. Ask for Miss Smith |
1.On Friday, the babysitter will .
A. not work B. work three hours
C. earn $10 D. live in London
2.Which is not part of the job?
A. Cooking for the child
B. Working at the child’s house
C. Reading books to the child
D. Taking care of the child
3.The babysitter must
A. go to the person’s office
B. drive a car to work
C. work every Saturday and Sunday.
D. play with the child
4.Which of these sentences is true?
A. Pay is more at weekends.
B. The babysitter must work six days a week.
C. The person must call Mr Smith first.
D. The child is less than nine years old.
5.The best babysitter for the job
A. cannot read storybooks.
B. is busy on Wednesday afternoon.
C. wants $15 per hour.
D. enjoys playing with children
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先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.
A new English dictionary will only tell you most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is right wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only________ people use a word, a dictionary will tell you this or not list it.
Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you to break a word. And they also show you how a word .
Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. In ________ , the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always ________ the front part. This part explains how to use it.
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who ________ them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals ________ they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.
1.A. how B. what C. why D. if
2.A. and B. or C. but D. not
3.A. a little B. many C. a few D. a lot of
4.A. neither B. nor C. both D. either
5.A. when B. where C. why D. which
6.A. speaks B. is spoke C. be spoken D. is spoken
7.A. another B. the other C. others D. other
8.A. see B. watch C. look D. read
9.A. builds B. makes C. built D. made
10.A. when B. in order to C. so that D. Before
—Some more milk, please. —Sorry, there’s left in the fridge.
A. nothing B. no C. none D. no one
Please keep the secret to , children! Don’t let anybody else know it.
A. yourself B. yourselves
C. myself D. Themselves
—You speak good English, I hope us with our English． — No problem.
A. you to help B. to help
C. you’ll help D. to you help
